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Proper forms of address (US President) imlad Send a noteboard - 05/02/2013 04:22:05 PM
Okay, here's a question about protocol and all that.

I assume that when America elects a woman as President (Warren/Biden 2016 anyone?) the proper way to address her would be "Madam President" instead of "Mrs. President" or any alternate of "Mrs." (such as "Miss" or "Ms.";).

However, what if the US President is an ordained individual, and thus has the right to tack "Rev." to the front of their name? Would they be "Rev. President?"

How about if the President is a medical doctor? Would they be "Dr. President" and if not, why not (they did after all earn that "Dr.";)?

Now, what if the spouse of the president is a man? Would he be "First Man," "First Gentleman" or "First Husband" ?? Seems obvious he wouldn't be "First Lord" since we don't have lords (even though "Lady" does seem to be the feminine version of the title "lord";).
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Proper forms of address (US President) imlad - 05/02/2013 04:22:05 PM 764 Views
Why Madam? Is that used here commonly? A Deathwatch Guard - 05/02/2013 05:33:45 PM 469 Views
Madam would used random thoughts - 06/02/2013 05:48:10 PM 462 Views
Re: Proper forms of address (US President) Gher - 05/02/2013 07:14:03 PM 659 Views
Woodrow Wilson had a Ph.D. and Garfield was a minister Isaac - 05/02/2013 08:20:50 PM 600 Views
Dr. is the appropriate title for an M.D. only. Every other jackass these days has a useless Ph.D. Tom - 06/02/2013 03:55:46 PM 471 Views
i've heard PhD's referred to as "doctor, but not the kind who helps people" moondog - 06/02/2013 05:43:56 PM 458 Views
I think it's excessive Tom - 06/02/2013 06:57:10 PM 424 Views
Re: I think it's excessive Stephen - 08/02/2013 03:41:06 PM 439 Views
Every other doctorate but medicine is useless? Isaac - 06/02/2013 10:20:40 PM 414 Views
I never said that. I said every other jackass had a useless Ph.D. Tom - 06/02/2013 10:59:34 PM 436 Views
You're phrasing is rather ambigous then Isaac - 07/02/2013 12:26:46 AM 427 Views
"Your" and "ambiguous". Tom - 07/02/2013 03:39:01 AM 437 Views
You're being petty and you're avoiding the topic *NM* Isaac - 07/02/2013 05:03:27 AM 274 Views
I don't see how his phrasing is ambiguous. Legolas - 07/02/2013 09:07:45 AM 516 Views
I am disinclined to give him the benefit of the doubt when he's seems to be picking an argument Isaac - 07/02/2013 11:46:02 AM 932 Views
Ford had a J.D.?! Joel - 08/02/2013 07:10:59 PM 461 Views
When it happens, language will have "progressed" so far... jh - 06/02/2013 06:24:00 AM 461 Views
President trumps other honorifics- for a man, it's always "Mr. President" beetnemesis - 06/02/2013 02:58:27 PM 450 Views
Thank you everyone for the input imlad - 12/02/2013 08:51:05 PM 519 Views
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